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Abstract: In 1932, C. G. Jung and J. W. Hauer presented a seminar series on the psychology of
Kundalini yoga. Throughout these lectures, Jung used Kundalini yoga symbolism to extend the
symbolic range of his analytical psychology. He and Hauer also discussed many concepts from
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analytical psychology resemble or differ from personal transformation in Kundalini yoga? 2.
What controversies have been raised by Jung’s commentaries and interpretations of Kundalini
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